Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-11-04
STATE NEWS.


The Aroostook Pioneer. published at Houi-
ton. says A set of five buildings, owned BY
Amos Cook situated mile and 4 half east
of this village. containing forty tons of hay
six hundred bushels of oats, farming tools,
six Jersey cows, fourteen cords prepared
wood &C. were burned at | O'Clock Friday
morning. the 2eth ult. His carriages horses.
and colts were saved with difficulty There
being no great supply of water near the tre
department could do nothing. The IRE was
probably caused BY tramps gaining entrance
for night lodging and smoking in the barn
Loss $1,000.
HANCOCK.
The Bar Harbor Baptist church cost about
Sc, 600 and has debt of about 81 200 AT
the meeting last Thursday evening $50 were
raised towards paving the debt
The Ellsworth American SAYS: On the 28th
ult while at work in Davis & Smiths saw
mill jesse Hines was struck in the breast by
a plank edging, and was killed almost instant
". He was single man, about Is years OF
age. Some twelve or thirteen years ago he
lost one of his hands by contact with a saw,
while at work in Halls lower mill, The re-
mains were forwarded to Bangor where rels-
tives of the deceased reside.
kESSEBEc.
The Waterville Knights of Labor have
elected to give a grand ball and supper at
Town Hall, Thanksgiving eve, Nov. 18th.
PExoBscoT.
Little Willie Haney. aged ii wears. met
with very painful accident at Hampton
"Wednesday afternoon. He was playing with
bow gun, and as he raised it up 10 shoot the
e 1 l.t.-- III aFsh
had piece of a nail in the end, entered the
eye. When it was pulled out part of the eye
came out. 1t was great shock to the little
fellow and he has suffered very much since.
The people at Orono were shocked We'd
nesdav morning To hear that the remains of
one Of the best known young men in that
town. J. Charles Libbey, had been found in
the Saltwater river under the Orono toll
bridge Mr. Libby had been missing since
Tuesday morning. Monday night he stayed
at the Orono House and went out between
five and six in the morning, and was last seen
at that time, At seven O'Clock his hat was
found in the water near the shore of the
river but il did not occur to anyone that he
might have been drowned. At nine O'Clock
Wednesday morning, however, his body was
discovered lying face downward in the water.
the home of Mr. Libbeys father, Hon. Sam
uel Libbey. Coroner Lancaster of Oldtown
was summoned but pronounced an inquest
unnecessary. Ii is not known how the de-
ceased fell into the river, whether off the
bridge or from the logs on the shore. Mr..
Libbey was twenty-eight years of age. He
was born in Orono, educated there in the
public schools, and has carried on with his
father the large drug store there. He had a
very pleasant disposition, was at all times
genial and agreeable and had many friends.
His death is Il sudden and severe shock to his
parents and sister.
The Olitown schools are closed, this week,
on account of scarlet fever and diphtheria.
PIsCArAQUIs.
Packard & Stacy the enterprisng Blan-
chard lumbermen, have leased L. j. South
ard & Co.'S steam mill about three miles
beyond katahdin Iron Works, and will cut
about one million feet of spool stock this
winter to be shipped from Bangor. 1t will
be very extensive operation.
The building of the Canadian Pacific Rail
noad has brought many foreigners into this
part of the State, among them "A hardy race
of men known as "Finlanders.' These
tough looking men are from Finland, a pro-
vince in Russia. Ii has an area of 10000
square miles and population of l,9l2.6+1.
From the 18th century until about 1909 it was
held by Sweden at which time that section
secured peace with the Russian empire by
ceedng to it this territory and also the island
of Aland.
Greenville now rejoices in the possession
of a fire engine. The hand-tub, kennebec
which has been used by NJ. G. Shaw & Sons
in their mill yard at Bath, has been brought
here and we shall now have some other pro
lection from fire than that afforded by bucket,
in the hands of citizens.
SAGADAHoc.
Fred O. Neal is building new house OF
Bridge street in Bowdoinham. four-horse
power engine has been placed in the kiln OF
the karr kindling wood factory so as to dry
the wood faster.--The schooner l.. NJ. Strou
is at Fogg's mill loading with lumber fol
Boston.Capt. Geo Getchell is erecting
new barn on his farm just out of the village
"A harvest concert was given by the Univer
saist church, Sunday evening, Oct. 30
Charles Purinton and family are soon to star
for California, where they will remain thi.
winter.--Joseph Nichols, an old and respected
citizen of Bowdoinham. died last Thursday
after long and painful Illness, at the age OF
76 wears.
SOMERSET.
Frank Lambert, living near New Vineyard
was drowned about one mile below Moose
River bridge, Thursday, the 27th ult. He
was at work on the river, and was drowned
by the upsetting of his boat; body not yet re-
covered He was 40 years old.
Twenty-six car loads of canned corn is the
product of the Skowhegan factory this season
and it has nearly all been shipped Tn,
profit of sweet corn this year, is probably a,
good as any other crop raised, if not the best
of any, and the breadth of land cultivated car
be considerably increased another wear iftht
company desire to increase their business. -
The pumping station for the water works i,
to be a tasty one-story brick building with
90 foot chimney laid in black morton and
covered with Monson slate. Fourteen brick
layers are at work on it and the brick work
will be completed this week.
YORK.
The Boston & Maine Dividend of five pei
cent. payable November 18TH will amount t,
$3.50. 900
Mrs. Joseph Z. Mitchell of Biddeford, who
was burned a week ago from kerosene. while
kindling fire, died from the effects of the